TRAIN,FELIX AND THE HISTORY OF THE REICHS VERBAND-PRAKTISCHER-TIERARZTE (RPT) FROM 1919 TO 1933

In 1917, the practising veterinarian Felix Train (1876-1930) founded t he Reichsverband, a provisional association of German practising veter inarians. The Reichsverband Deutscher Tierarzte, renamed Reichsverband Praktischer Tierarzte (RPT) in 1920, was the first association of pra ctising veterinarians in Germany and was founded also by Felix Train i n 1919. During his 11 years presidency for the RPT, Felix Train succee ded in uniting the practising veterinarians in a powerful association and to lead them away from their subaltern position within an at that time two-class veterinary society. Felix Train's outstanding personali ty can serve as a positive example for all veterinarians engaging in v eterinary professional politics.